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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pale green






2. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






3. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






4. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






5. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






6. Creates blue dye






7. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






8. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






9. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






10. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






11. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






12. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






13. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






14. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






15. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






16. Something that supports a sculpture






17. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






18. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






19. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






20. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






21. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






22. Technique of shading using dots to control value






23. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






24. Application of potassium sulphide






25. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






26. The amount of light reflected by a hue






27. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






28. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






29. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






30. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






31. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






32. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






33. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






34. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






35. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






36. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






37. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






38. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






39. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






40. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






41. Where the revolving door was fully developed






42. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






43. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






44. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






45. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






46. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






47. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






48. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






49. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






50. Known for his glass sculpture